{"id":908,"date":"2014-02-04T21:39:09","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T21:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraniumhomes.com\/blog\/?p=908"},"modified":"2014-02-13T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T16:48:57","slug":"olympic_spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/olympic_spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Show your Olympic Support for Team Canada!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ThumbsUp3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-909\" alt=\"ThumbsUp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ThumbsUp3.jpg\" width=\"853\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ThumbsUp3.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ThumbsUp3-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/ThumbsUp3-720x506.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sochi2014.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Sochi Olympics<\/a> Opening Ceremonies are this Friday &#8211; and it&#8217;s time to show our Canadian Spirit for <a href=\"http:\/\/olympic.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Team Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All of us here at Geranium Homes are pumped for the games &#8230; and of course the weather sure is working in the <a href=\"http:\/\/olympic.ca\/videos\/wearewinter-team-canadas-2014-winter-olympics-manifesto-video-steve-yzerman\/\" target=\"_blank\">#WeAreWinter <\/a>Olympic Campaign&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n<p>In true Canadian spirit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Geranium Homes<\/a> and <a href=\"www.pacecu.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Pace Credit Union<\/a> purchased 300 pairs of Olympic Red Mittens to support Canadian athletes. \u00a0The mittens were then donated, on behalf of Geranium and our homebuyers, to York Region\u00a0shelters &#8211; in particular\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluedoorshelters.ca\/\">Blue Door Shelters<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowbrickhouse.org\/english\/\">Yellow Brick House<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandgate.ca\/\">Sandgate Women&#8217;s Shelter<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>The donation of Official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebay.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/en\/thebay\/search\/hbc-\/BQ-SOCHI\">Olympic mittens <\/a>not only provided the recipients with warmth in this brutally cold winter, but also gives them a sense of belonging to the community. \u00a0For Geranium Homes and Pace, the opportunity\u00a0\u00a0to support Canadian athletes through the purchase of the mittens and also provide these winter clothing items to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.york.ca\/wps\/portal\/yorkhome\/!ut\/p\/a1\/hVDLbsIwEPyV9hCf2tgxKY9KVmUFhQAtj4pC8KVygmsIgVDbJPD3deipEm1X2sPuzszuLGQwhmzPy43kZlPseV7XrPmOsd-MvAANUDRuo37Ymjx025GHhtgClhaAfgmK_uMvILtA_lAYQCbzIrlcs6T7pNGWkCnxIZRQ7lHZ9tqYw6ODHFRVlSuLQubCTbmD7PBJc2KASg3JwCc5F2rreBgpIa0_oIujSgWpRALSFfFAKVYEBcF2GmaUAssmtbLjNaglhXXWC2qRWt6WQGzIzMtObybWvRd-wtNF3PC7VdeytSQ0nGbBKJzwc19GkWH-npoxO1Ddy7ax3wk0BXojMQkK_Dp_NtWM5fp5J1Q23w5HFCTljiSl20StTgf7rbuVm-D-tSesC21g_MP8NZgWXKXrA1d8p2Fc27j5fgQ87GJ0z5JzI5e3X4XdOBI!\/dl5\/d5\/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh\/#.UvFYUihZvZQ\">York Region<\/a>\u00a0-area shelters, was truly a win-win situation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_910\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mittens2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\" wp-image-910 \" alt=\"Olympic Red Mittens are available at Hudson\u2019s Bay stores and online at thebay.com\/RedMittens.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mittens2.jpg\" width=\"597\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mittens2.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mittens2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mittens2-720x386.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olympic Red Mittens are available at Hudson\u2019s Bay stores and online at thebay.com\/RedMittens.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s keep the winning spirit going as we cheer on our Canadian Athletes. \u00a0Click <a href=\"http:\/\/olympic.ca\/sochi-2014-olympic-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for the full Team Canada roster! \u00a0Or have a look at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VAiKmcXml2E&amp;list=PLtZooWKrqeHQqkQkGxZxEDd-kVA6UQPFF\" target=\"_blank\">#WeAreWinter<\/a>\u00a0promos.<\/p>\n<p>Let the games begin!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremonies are this Friday &#8211; and it&#8217;s time to show our Canadian Spirit for Team Canada. 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